Building Inspection
Building Inspection staff review plans. Staff also issue permits related to various aspects of building codes and demolition. Inspectors make sure construction work meets code.
This agency reviews:
- Access to buildings
- Building code compliance
- Demolition
- Design
- Accessible design, including wheelchair accessibility
- Heating code compliance
- National electric code compliance
- Plumbing code compliance
- Soil erosion
- Street occupancy
Zoning
Zoning staff review most development applications. They assess whether a proposal meets zoning rules and permitted uses.
This agency reviews:
- Demolition
- Design
- Flood plain
- Floor area ratio
- Inclusionary zoning
- Landscape plan
- Lot coverage
- Lot size
- Parking requirements
- Screening
- Signs
- Site design
- Special districts
- Street graphics
- Trash pickup enclosures
- Units - number of
- Usable open space
- Use of property
- Yard setbacks
- Zoning